The Seduction of Induction or the Wooing of the Pregnant Woman

I know, I know, you feel like you’ve been pregnant forever. You are uncomfortable, have trouble sleeping and haven’t been able to see your own vagina for months. People are making rude remarks (whether they think they are or not). Your back hurts, you pee when you blink, and your joints are so loose you feel like

Pregnant Wacky Waving Inflatable Arm Flailing Tube Man.

So, you are done and you want this baby out. I get it, I really do. I have so been there, it’s awful.

So when your doctor suggests a Pitocin induction you are ALL over it! You can have your body back and finally see your precious baby’s face? YOU are seduced .
Bam!
Mmm,mmm, mmm hey idea of me being done with this pregnancy business, you are looking good!

You are super attracted to this idea.

Why wouldn’t you be? Good question, let’s explore that shall we?

I am reposting this blog that I wrote years ago and then again revisited at 41 weeks of my last pregnancy.

For me this was the longest I had ever been pregnant and I was feeling all kinds of empathy for anyone who ever considered being induced. If you are ,I encourage you to read this and watch the video below. You’ve gone this long whats another little stretch?

It’s Called Informed Consent

But I prefer to refer to it as informed choice.

According to the American Medical Association , Informed Consent

“is more than simply getting a patient to sign a written consent form. It is a process of communication between a patient and physician that results in the patient’s authorization or agreement to undergo a specific medical intervention. In the communications process, you, as the physician providing or performing the treatment and/or procedure (not a delegated representative), should disclose and discuss with your patient:

• The patient’s diagnosis, if known;
• The nature and purpose of a proposed treatment or procedure;
• The risks and benefits of a proposed treatment or procedure;
• Alternatives (regardless of their cost or the extent to which the treatment options are covered by health insurance);
• The risks and benefits of the alternative treatment or procedure; and
• The risks and benefits of not receiving or undergoing a treatment or procedure.

In turn, your patient should have an opportunity to ask questions to elicit a better understanding of the treatment or procedure, so that he or she can make an informed decision to proceed or to refuse a particular course of medical intervention. This communications process or a variation thereof, is both an ethical obligation and a legal requirement spelled out in statutes and case law in all 50 states.”-American Medical Association.